National Peanut Board Volunteers and Regenerative Ag Pilot Program
From the Ag Information Network, I’m Bob Larson with your Agribusiness Update.
**Peanut Associations from Alabama, Florida, Mississippi, North Carolina, and Virginia are seeking eligible peanut producers interested in serving on the National Peanut Board, for a three-year term to begin January of 2027.
www.morningagclips.com reports all eligible producers are encouraged to participate.
The Peanut Promotion, Research and Information Order requires two nominees from each state for each position of member and alternate.
The National Peanut Board will submit each state’s slate of nominees to the U.S. Secretary of Agriculture, who makes the appointments.
www.morningagclips.com/state-peanut-organizations-seek-national-peanut-board-nominees-3/
**The Food and Agriculture Climate Alliance welcomed the USDA’s announcement of a $700 million Regenerative Agriculture Pilot Program.
It’s a farmer-focused initiative designed to advance voluntary conservation and expand practical soil health and water management efforts.
The pilot’s focus on measurable outcomes will help strengthen confidence in the environmental benefits of longstanding conservation and regenerative practices.
**The USDA’s plan to relocate thousands of staff members and consolidate dozens of offices has received overwhelmingly negative feedback.
Government Executive reports employees, lawmakers, and stakeholders say it could lead to “brain drain” due to a loss of employees not wanting to relocate, which may mean significant disruptions in farm-support programs.
USDA intends to move a large number of employees to five regional hubs around the country, and slash other regional offices.
